Most students choosing to pursue Interdisciplinary Honors apply through the UW Freshman Application. A small number of current UW freshmen are also accepted in Spring Quarter through Second Year Admission.

Students applying to Departmental Honors typically do so as they enter their major. Each department has different requirements and procedures, so please consult your departmental advisers for the most accurate information.

The Honors curriculum is composed of two parts, Interdisciplinary Honors and Departmental Honors. Students may earn an Honors degree by completing one or both of these components. Completion of both will result in a degree with College Honors.

The Honors Program offers a variety of UW courses and study abroad programs for students pursuing Interdisciplinary Honors. For up-to-date enrollment counts, please see the UW Time Schedule. For detailed course descriptions, please browse our course archives.

Portfolios serve both as reflective learning tools and allow students to create a gallery of their undergraduate experience. Students archive materials and compile short reflective statements in online portfolios as part of an Interdisciplinary or College Honors degree.

The Honors Program believes that participation in activities outside of the classroom enhances and enriches the undergraduate experience, helping students connect their education to the larger world.

Knowing that students participate in many different type of activities throughout their undergraduate years, our goal is to help students take academic risks, actively engage in their learning, explore the world and their place in it, and ultimately develop a deeper understanding of themselves and their goals.

The Honors community is comprised of students, faculty, advisers, and librarians from every discipline, background, and interest. These groups all intersect throughout a student's education to support and encourage academic success and community engagement.

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Leroy Searle is Named First Hanauer Honors Professor

Nov 20th, 2008

In 2007, Northwest Businessman Jerry Hanauer established an endowment in the College of Arts and Sciences in honor of his son, Joff Hanauer. Among other things, this endowment provides for a Joff Hanauer Honors Professorship in Western Civilization. The Hanauer Professor, a distinguished faculty member whose research and teaching pertains to Western Civilization, will teach a class annually on a topic related to Western Civilization and participate in the life of the Honors Program, including serving on the Honors Faculty Council and being regularly available to students.